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sarcasm

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sar·casm  (särkzm)
n.
1. A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound.
2. A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule.
3. The use of sarcasm. See Synonyms at wit1.

[Late Latin sarcasmus, from Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein, to bite the lips in rage, from sarx, sark-, flesh.]

sarcasm [ˈsɑːkæzəm]
n
1. mocking, contemptuous, or ironic language intended to convey scorn or insult
2. the use or tone of such language
[from Late Latin sarcasmus, from Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein to rend the flesh, from sarx flesh]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sarcasmsarcasm - witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

sarcasm
Translations
sarcasm [ˈsɑːkæzəm] Nsarcasmo m

sarcasm [ˈsɑːrkæzəm] nsarcasme m, raillerie f

sarcasm
nSarkasmus m

sarcasm [ˈsɑːkæzm] nsarcasmo
sarcasm [ˈsɑːkæzm] nsarcasmo

sarcasm
n sarcasm [ˈsaːkӕzəm]
(the use of) unpleasant remarks intended to hurt a person's feelings. sarkasme سُخْرِيَه، تَهَكُّم сарказъм sarkasmus sarkasme der Sarkasmus σαρκασμός sarcasmo sarkasm گوشه و كنايه iva sarcasme לַעַג עוֹקצָנִי व्यंग्योक्ति sarkazam, zajedljivost maró gúny sindiran kasar (mein)hæðni sarcasmo 皮肉 비꼼, 빈정댐 sarkazmas sarkasms sindiran sarcasme sarkasme, spydighet sarkazm sarcasmo sarcasm сарказм sarkazmus porog sarkazam sarkasm, spydighet การพูดกระทบกระเทือน ince alay, iğneleme 諷刺 сарказм طنز lời chế nhạo
adj sarˈcastic [-ˈkӕs-]
containing, or using, sarcasm a sarcastic person. sarkasties سُخْري، تَهَكُّمي саркастичен jízlivý sarkastisk sarkastisch σαρκαστικός sarcástico sarkastiline طعنه آميز ivallinen sarcastique סַרקַסטִי व्यंग्यात्मक sarkastičan, zajedljiv (bántóan) gúnyos sarkastis meinhæðinn sarcastico 皮肉な 빈정 되는 sarkastiškas sarkastisks suka menyindir sarcastisch sarkastisk, spydig sarkastyczny sarcástico sarcastic язвительный sarkastický, uštipačný porogljiv sarkastičan sarkastisk, spydig ประชดประชัน alaycı 諷刺的 саркастичний طنزیہ chế nhạo
adv sarˈcastically
sarkasties بِسُخْرِيَه، بِتَهَكُّم саркастично kousavě sarkastiskt sarkastisch σαρκαστικά sarcásticamente sarkastiliselt منباب طعنه و كنايه ivallisesti sarcastiquement בְּעוֹקצָנוּת व्यंगात्मकता से, व्यंग्य पूर्णता से sarkastično, zajedljivo gúnyosan secara sarkastis á meinhæðinn hátt sarcasticamente 皮肉に 비꼬아 sarkastiškai sarkastiski dengan penuh sindiran sarcastisch sarkastisk, spydig sarkastycznie sarcasticamente sarcastic саркастически sarkasticky, uštipačne porogljivo sarkastično sarkastiskt, spydigt อย่างประชดประชัน alaycı bir şekilde 諷刺地 саркастично طنزاً chế nhạo


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He never said a clever thing, but he had a vein of brutal sarcasm which was not ineffective, and he always said exactly what he thought.
I read "English Bards and Scotch Reviewers," and I liked its vulgar music and its heavy-handed sarcasm.
Two months after marriage her husband abandoned her, and her impassioned protestations of affection he met with a sarcasm and even hostility that people knowing the count's good heart, and seeing no defects in the sentimental Lidia, were at loss to explain.
 
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